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World / 12 April 2019
Maltese charities call on PM to allow migrants aboard the Alan Kurdi to disembark on the island
Migrants resting after being rescued by the Sea-Eye rescue ship in the waters off Libya
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TWENTY-NINE charities in Malta have called on their government to allow 62 refugees abroad an overcrowded rescue ship in the Mediterranean to disembark on the island. 

German NGO Sea-Eye’s ship, the Alan Kurdi, rescued 64 people from a sinking dinghy off the coast of Libya on April 3.

 

Day 10 on #AlanKurdi. "While we wait, we sing."

In Germany, 211 parliamentarians of all democratic factions signed the Easter appeal for #rescueatsea#saveLives #unserEuroparettet pic.twitter.com/7zRqU9rzuV

— sea-eye (@seaeyeorg) April 12, 2019
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